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Add Exa AI as a third web search provider alongside Brave and Perplexity. Exa is a search API built for AI agents with optional page text extraction. Config: - provider: "exa" - exa.apiKey (or EXA_API_KEY env var) - exa.contents (default: true) - include page text - exa.maxChars (default: 1500) - chars per result
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summary: "Exa AI setup for web_search"
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read_when:
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- You want to use Exa AI for web search
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- You need an EXA_API_KEY or setup details
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---
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# Exa AI
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Clawdbot can use Exa AI for the `web_search` tool. Exa is a search API
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built for AI agents.
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## Get an API key
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1) Create an account at https://exa.ai/
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2) Generate an API key at https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys
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3) Store the key in config (recommended) or set `EXA_API_KEY` in the Gateway environment.
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## Config example
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```json5
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{
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tools: {
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web: {
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search: {
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provider: "exa",
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exa: {
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apiKey: "your-exa-api-key"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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## Options
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| Option | Description | Default |
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|--------|-------------|---------|
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| `contents` | Include page text in results; when false, only URLs and titles are returned | `true` |
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| `maxChars` | Max characters of page text per result; higher values provide more context but use more tokens | `1500` |
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See [Web tools](/tools/web) for the full web_search configuration.
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